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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Oman	Romania	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	2,348	22,414	152
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	2,403	22,262	153
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	2,457	22,106	154
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	2,510	21,931	155
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	2,562	21,828	156
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	2,613	21,704	157
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	2,663	21,571	157
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	2,713	21,443	158
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	2,764	21,129	159
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	2,816	20,779	160
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	2,871	20,607	160
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	2,928	20,485	161
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	2,986	20,385	162
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	3,047	20,296	162
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	3,110	20,224	163
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	3,174	20,151	163
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	3,240	20,055	164
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	3,307	19,938	164
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	3,375	19,823	165
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	3,444	19,713	166
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	3,512	19,622	166
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	3,582	19,496	167
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	3,651	19,351	167
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	3,696	19,266	167

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Italy

1451-1861: Chilosi, D., & Ciccarelli, C. (2023). Italy in the Great Divergence: What Can We Learn from Engel’s Law (SSRN Scholarly Paper 4514091).
1861-1871 (North Italy): Malanima, P. (2010), “The long decline of a leading economy: GDP in central and northern Italy, 1300–1913” European Review of Economic History 15 (2): 169–219.
1871-1990: Baffigi, A. (2011).”Italian National Accounts, 1861-2011”, Banca d’Italia Economic History Working Papers 18.

Romania

1862–1995: Axenciuc, V. (2012). Produsul intern brut al Romaniei, Vol. 1, Institutl de Economie Nationala, Bucarest
1915-1919 & 1949: Voinea, L., Cojocaru, A., Costache, B., Grigoraș, V., Lovin, H., Neagu, C., Orțan, D., & Tănase, A. (2019). One Hundred Years of Honesty: Recovering the Lost Memory of the Romanian Economy 1918-2018.

No separate list is published for Oman, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.